MARANG: A total of 42,894 inspections were conducted under Ops Tiris 4.0, resulting in 556 cases involving controlled goods such as diesel, petrol and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), says Datuk Azman Adam.
The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry’s (KPDN) enforcement director-general said the cases were detected after operations began on March 16 and, as of Friday, had resulted in 161 arrests and seizures estimated at RM23.17mil.
Of the total cases, diesel-related offences accounted for the highest number at 249, followed by petrol with 119 cases, he added.
“Overall, Sarawak recorded the highest number of diesel-related cases, followed by Sabah and Johor.
“For petrol-related offences, Kelantan recorded the most cases, followed by Sabah,” Azman told reporters after the state-level 54th Enforcement Day celebration here yesterday.
He said Sabah recorded the highest number of LPG-related cases, followed by Kedah.
“This shows that Sabah remains among the states with the highest number of offences involving controlled goods,” Azman said in a report by Bernama.
Azman said KPDN is strengthening cooperation with various ministries and enforcement agencies, while enhancing intelligence-sharing efforts to tackle smuggling and leakage activities more effectively.
He said Ops Tiris 4.0 demonstrated the effectiveness of strategic inter-agency cooperation, with KPDN leading enforcement operations on land, while the police and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency coordinated operations at borders and in territorial waters.
Of the total 556 cases, Azman said, 242 cases were conducted by the various enforcement agencies.
“The General Operations Force recorded the highest number of cases with 132, followed by the Marine Police with 67 cases and the police with 33 cases.”
Meanwhile, Azman said Terengganu KPDN continued to show encouraging performance in regulating the local market, noting that 1,433 inspections were carried out in the state, resulting in 11 cases.
“Diesel-related offences recorded the highest number of cases with four, followed by LPG with three cases, while cooking oil and sugar each recorded two cases.
“The operation also involved seizures worth RM211,341.10.”
Azman urged the public to support the Kita Gempur initiative to curb manipulation and leakages by acting as the government’s “eyes and ears” and reporting suspicious activities involving smuggling, misappropriation and leakage of controlled goods.
